Spetisbury railway station

Spetisbury

Before restoration started taken in October 2010
Location
Place Spetisbury
Area North Dorset
Grid reference ST913022
Operations
Original company Dorset Central Railway
Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping
Platforms 2
History
1 November 1860 Opened (Spetisbury)
13 August 1934 Renamed (Spetisbury Halt)
17 September 1956 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Spetisbury railway station was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Blandford Forum and Bailey Gate on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station consisted of two platforms, a station building, signal box and shelters.

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1860 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway, and later became part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway at the Grouping of 1923, and relegated to a halt in 1934. Becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1947, the halt was closed in 1956 as part of an economy campaign. Passenger trains continued to pass the site until the S&DJR closed in 1966. The railway was still open until the closure of the goods terminal at Blandford in 1969 and later that year the track was lifted.

Spetisbury Station Restoration Project

The station is about to be fully restored under the auspices of the New Somerset and Dorset Railway,[1] who intend to reopen the entire Somerset and Dorset Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century. The group has a heritage aspect (to encourage the future use by steam specials etc.) and will restore the station to its prime condition, starting in Spring 2012.

This group also owns Midford, just south of Bath.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bailey Gate
Line and station closed		   Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways		   Charlton Marshall
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ "New Somerset and Dorset Railway > The Railway > Stations > Spetisbury". Somersetanddorsetrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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Coordinates: 50°49′09″N 2°07′25″W / 50.8191°N 2.1235°W / 50.8191; -2.1235


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